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**AD-TEAM** · 09-14-2024, 02:20 PM

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Quote:"A gripping and grisly gothic tale" of Alice Nutter and the 17th century Pendle witch hunt by the Whitbread Award-winning author of The Passion (The Guardian, UK).

England, 1612. Less than a decade after the infamous Gunpowder Plot nearly took his life, King James I is paranoid about conspirators and obsessed with heresy. Across the country, laws against Catholicism and witchery are fanatically enforced.

On Good Friday, deep in the woods of Pendle Hill, a gathering of thirteen is interrupted by the local magistrate. Two of their coven have already been imprisoned for witchcraft and are awaiting trial, but those who remain are vouched for by the wealthy and respected Alice Nutter. Shrouded in mystery and gifted with eternally youthful beauty, Alice is established in Lancashire society and insulated by her fortune. As those accused of witchcraft retreat into darkness, Alice stands alone as a realm-crosser, a conjurer of powers that will either destroy her or set her free.

Category:Fiction, Literature, Awards, World Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, English, Scottish, & Welsh Fiction, British Royalty - Historical Fiction, English Fiction - 21st Century, NPR's Best Books of 2013: History Lovers, NPR's Best Books of 2013: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Publishers Weekly's Best Fiction of 2013, Washington Post Notable Fiction of 2013

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